About

I am the Executive Director and Founder of what is currently called, CreatEd:Uganda, a cultural revival program in Gulu District, Uganda. After the pilot wraps at the end of July, we'll be seeking funding for a full-time program to begin May 2011. We're also in the process of applying for 501c3 charity status in the U.S.

I'm also a student at the University of Tennessee, majoring in Global Studies. My academic interests like in NGO management and accountability, international development, peace building strategies and how all three are affected by policy. I will be taking a light course load over the following year and graduating in May.

My experience in the field has included a stint in the summer of 2008 working with MUMYO, a grassroots development NGO (based in Naggalama, Uganda), and a return trip to Uganda in December 2008 - January 2009 with the Jazz for Justice Project, an initiative created in 2006 to 'explore music and the arts as a tool of peace building and post-conflict reconstruction' in northern Uganda.

I spent June and July of 2009 in Uganda continuing my work with MUMYO; at the same time, I researched methods for determining disposable income for the sustainability of a new program being implemented by Educate!, a Ugandan education empowerment NGO.

Feel free to email me about pretty much anything, connect on LinkedIn or follow me on Twitter.

Thanks for visiting,

Dustyn